Biography
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer is the Member of Parliament for Te Tai Hauāuru and co-leader of Te Pāti Māori. First elected in 2020, she sits on the Health Committee and serves as a party whip.
Impact this term
54th Parliament · since the 2023 general election
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Policies they shape, and why
Bills they’ve worked on
Voting record
Most votes in Parliament are party votes, where MPs vote as a block with their party. So on the large majority of votes Debbie Ngarewa-Packer voted the same way as Te Pāti Māori. The votes that show an MP’s own view are conscience (personal) votes, where MPs vote individually.
No conscience (personal) votes are recorded for Debbie Ngarewa-Packer this term. These votes are rare, because Parliament decides most matters by party vote. We record them from Hansard as they occur.
Declared interests
What Debbie Ngarewa-Packer has declared in the official register: directorships, property, trusts, debts and gifts. Registers actual and potential conflicts of interest; it is not a measure of wealth.
1 Company directorships and controlling interests Ngāti Ruanui Holdings Corporation Limited – iwi post-governance settlement asset holdings 4 Beneficial interests in, and trusteeships of, trusts Pariroa Pa Marae (trustee) 6 Real property Kāinga (home) – Ohangai, Hāwera, South Taranaki Residential property (being developed) – Hāwera 7 Retirement schemes Fisher Funds KiwiSaver Scheme 10 Debts owed by you TSB Bank – mortgage 11 Overseas travel costs Hawai’i – keynote speaker at the UH Better Tomorrow Speakers Series. Contributor to travel, meals, and accommodation (pending reimbursement into parliamentary account) – University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. Katie
Register of Pecuniary Interests (parliament.nz) · as at 31 January 2026Taxpayer-funded expenses
Travel and accommodation paid by Parliamentary Service for 1 January – 31 March 2026. Ministers’ expenses are disclosed separately.
Roles & responsibilities
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Details sourced from parliament.nz and the public record. Bills, written questions, declared interests and expenses refresh automatically from Parliament’s official sources; conscience votes are recorded from Hansard as they occur. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, CC BY 4.0 (source ).